Privacy policy

IN SUMMARY

INFORMATION SHARING: CHALLENGES, QUIZZES & LAW

EDITx does not share the sensitive personal information to any third party without obtaining the prior consent of the Users (mostly IT Students, IT professionals, IT Freelancers), except in the following limited circumstances:

ChallengesWe share the users mails & phone numbers ONLY to the company sponsoring the Challenge.EDITx shares the personal informations (name, firstname, mobile and mail) of the Users (mostly IT Students, IT professionals, IT Freelancers) with and only with the Company owning & sponsoring ("Company-Owner") of a challenge. The objective is to enable the Company-Owners of the challenge (in general, its Marketing Managers, HR Managers, IT Managers) to contact the participants of their challenge for any purpose (Feedback request, invitation to the Finals, Marketing purposes, Job proposals, Conversation request...). More-over, EDITx ensures that the Name of the Company-Owner always distinguishly appears on the page of the challenge.

QuizzesWe use contact buttons to allow the Company-Owners and the authors of the quizzes to contact the users by mail.EDITx shares the personal informations (name, firstname, button to contact) of the Users (mostly IT Students, IT professionals, IT Freelancers) with and only with the Company-Owners of a Quiz. The objective is to enable the Company-Owners of the Quiz (in general, its Marketing Managers, HR Managers, IT Managers) to contact the participants of their Quizzes for any purpose (Feedback request, Finals invitation, Marketing purposes, Job proposals, Conversation request...). When the users (mostly IT Students, IT professionals, IT Freelancers) participate to quizzes prepared by (IT profesionals, IT Freelancers, IT Academics), the Authors of the quizzes can get in contact with the participants but don't have access to their emails or mobile phone numbers. They can contact the participants of their and only their quizzes via mail using the contact button.

Legal actions: court or governmental agency or authority.When it is requested or required by law or by any court or governmental agency or authority.

INFORMATION THAT WE NEVER SHARE

EDITx never shares the personal informations of the Users (mostly IT Students, IT professionals, IT Freelancers) to another Company than the Company-Owner of the challenge. By participating to a challenge, the users know and accept that the Company-Owner, and no other company, will have access to some of their personal information. More-over, the Name of the Company-Owner will always be written on the page of the challenge.

EDITX & THE GDPR

EDITx handles a large amount of personal data, and we take the data privacy of our users very seriously.

The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 provides the EDITx with an opportunity to further strengthen the way we protect our user’s data.

On the occasion of the organisation of the challenges, and the use of the cloud platform for this purpose, EDITX undertakes not to infringe on the of the on personal privacy and e-Privacy legislation and the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) .

EDITx acknowledges that its missions and activities may involve the processing of personal data, within the meaning of the GDPR. EDITx, as "Processing Controller", undertakes to respect the GDPR and applicable privacy and e-privacy legislation.

EDITx acknowledges its responsibility therefore and guarantees the users of the platform against all damages and remedy by third parties, including the persons concerned, in the event of any violation of the applicable privacy and e-privacy legislation.

All the EDITx users have the right to have any information abou them on this website erased. To request your right to rectification and/or erasure please send your request to feedback@editx.eu.

IN DETAIL

This Privacy Policy (“the Policy”) describes the policies and procedures of EDITx .

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN. This Policy is to be read as consistent with the Terms of Use Policy, User Agreement & Terms of Service, and any other contract or policy in effect.

Definitions. The following terms shall be defined as set forth below.

“Content” has the same meaning as set forth in the User Agreement to which specific reference is made;

“Cookies” refers to small data files that may convey to SERVICE PROVIDER anonymous information about how you browse the SERVICE;

“Device Identifiers” are small data files or related structures stored on or associated with a device which identify your specific device and include without limitation data stored in connection with hardware, operating systems, other software, or information sent directly to SERVICE PROVIDER by the device;

“Device” includes without limitation computers, mobile telephones, iPhones, tablets, iPad, Android, and any similar technology or item;

“Non-Personally Identifiable Information” includes non-private and/or aggregated information that does not identify a user (including without limitation anonymous usage data and platform types);

“Persistent Cookies” refers to cookies that remain on a hard drive after a web browser is closed to be used by the browser on subsequent visits to the SERVICE;

“Personal Identifying Information” refers to information that includes a user’s name or otherwise could be deemed by a reasonable person to identify a user or distinguish a user from all other users;

“Session Cookies” refers to cookies that are temporary and disappear after a web browser is closed;

“SSL” means to secure socket layer technology;

“User” means any person who access or uses the SERVICE; and

“You” means any user of the SERVICE.

Information SERVICE PROVIDER Collects & Uses. SERVICE PROVIDER uses the information you provide to (i) operate, maintain, offer and improve the features and functionality of the SERVICE, (ii) analyze how the SERVICE is used, (iii) diagnose service or technical problems, (iv) maintain security, (v) personalize content, (vi) store and remember information to help you more efficiently access your account, (vii) monitor metrics including without limitation the total number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns, and (viii) track content and users so as to comply with all applicable law, rules, and regulations.

Information Provided by Users. You are providing information about yourself such as your name and email address. We collect this information if you sign up for the SERVICE, follow us on social media and related sites such as Facebook and Twitter, or download or apply for any applications offered by SERVICE PROVIDER through any third party site or network. Depending on your settings and authorizations on the SERVICE, the information you choose to provide will be viewable by and accessible to third parties.

Email. We may use your email address to send you notices related to the SERVICE (including notices required by law). Notices may include marketing materials. You may opt out of receiving marketing materials via email to: feedback@editx.eu, including your name, email address, the content of any messages you sent to the SERVICE, and the content of any message the SERVICE sent to you. You agree to be contacted by email as opposed to postal mail.

Invitation. If you use any invitation service to invite third parties to the SERVICE, you will be asked to provide that party’s email address and automatically send that party an email invitation. SERVICE PROVIDER stores the information needed to send in the email, to register the third party if that third party accepts the invitation, and to track the metrics associated with any invitation service we might offer.

Content. You also provide information in the content that you post on the SERVICE. This content and metadata may be accessed by other users based on your security settings and authorizations. SERVICE PROVIDER can, but is not obligated to, monitor content posted on the SERVICE. It can remove any information that you post for any reason or no reason. Except for content viewable in accordance with your authorizations and security settings, SERVICE PROVIDER and its agents and employees will not view your content except to (i) maintain, provide, or improve the SERVICE, (ii) provide assistance to you and resolve support requests, or (iii) comply with or avoid violation of applicable law or otherwise cooperate with law enforcement, all in SERVICE PROVIDER’s sole discretion.

Cookies. When you use the SERVICE, we may send one or more cookies to your computer to uniquely identify your browser and let SERVICE PROVIDER help you log in faster and enhance site navigation. Persistent cookies may be removed per your web browser’s instructions. You can also set your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Some SERVICE features may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.

Log Files. When you use the SERVICE our servers automatically record certain information sent by your web browser. These server logs may include information such as your web request, IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, URLs, number of clicks, how you interact with links on the SERVICE, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, mobile carrier, and similar information.

Clear Gifs Information. We may employ clear gifs (also known as “web beacons”) to track online usage patterns. We may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients. The information is used to enable more accurate reporting and improve the SERVICE.

Location Data. When you use the SERVICE by or through a mobile device, SERVICE PROVIDER may access, collect, monitor, and/or remotely store location data. Location data may convey to SERVICE PROVIDER information about how you use the SERVICE. It does not collect or provide us with personally identifying information about you; however, location data may be used in conjunction with personally identifying information. Some features of the SERVICE may not operate properly if use or availability of location data is limited or disabled.

Device Identifiers. When a user accesses the SERVICE by or through a computer or a mobile device, SERVICE PROVIDER may access, collect, monitor, and/or remotely store one or more device identifiers. SERVICE PROVIDER may use device identifiers to improve the SERVICE. The device identifier may provide SERVICE PROVIDER with information about how you use the SERVICE but it does not collect or share personally identifying information. However, a device identifier may be used in conjunction with personally identifying information and may remain on your device to speed up the login process and enhance navigation on the SERVICE. Some aspects of the SERVICE may not function properly if the availability and use of device identifiers is limited or disabled. SERVICE PROVIDER may access, collect, and store device identifiers once the user enables the SERVICE.

Third Party Tools. SERVICE PROVIDER may use third party tools (e.g. Google Analytics or similar tools) to study SERVICE usage and performance. Many of these tools collect the information sent by your web browser as part of a web page request (including cookies and your IP address). These tools receive the information provided to SERVICE PROVIDER and use it as governed by their own privacy policies.

Using Your Information (User). SERVICE PROVIDER will display your information on the SERVICE in accordance with your authorizations and security preferences. The information that you provide for inclusion on the SERVICE should reflect how much you want others to know about you. Consider this carefully before disclosing any information and recognize that the more content you provide the less anonymous you may be. You can review and revise your user information at any time. SERVICE PROVIDER may share or disclose information with your consent.

SSL. SERVICE PROVIDER and/or its vendors use SSL for the encrypted transmission of sensitive information including credit card numbers;

Back Up. SERVICE PROVIDER and/or its vendors continuously and regularly backup your data to help prevenl>t loss and assist in recovery;

Common Web Attacks. SERVICE PROVIDER and/or its vendors protect against common web attack vectors, host data in secure data centers, and implement firewalls and access restriction on their servers to secure their network.

Notification of Breach. In the event personal information is compromised as a result of a security breach, SERVICE PROVIDER will promptly notify those users whose information is reasonably believed to have been affected.

Disclaimer of Warranties. No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. The SERVICE is provided “AS IS” and SERVICE PROVIDER makes no warranty, express or implied, concerning the security or integrity of any user data. All implied warranties, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, are hereby disclaimed.

No Obligation to Provide Information. You are not obligated to provide any information to SERVICE PROVIDER. However, the failure to provide SERVICE PROVIDER with certain information may limit or otherwise impact the services available on the SERVICE.

Links to Other Websites. SERVICE PROVIDER is not responsible or liable for the practices employed by the owners or users of websites linked to or from the SERVICE. Furthermore, SERVICE PROVIDER is not responsible or liable for the information or content on such third party sites. This Privacy Policy is only in effect for the SERVICE and not for any third party website and you are subject to the terms of use and privacy and other policies of such third party website.

Leaderboards, Statistics, Scores, Forums, Discussion Rooms, Blogs, Etc. Any information posted in a discussion room, group room, blog, or the like is considered publicly accessible and the user should not post any information it wishes to keep confidential.

Modifications. SERVICE PROVIDER reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time and in its sole discretion. The modifications will take effect immediately upon posting on the SERVICE website.